The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 125
5 PROPHETHOOD IN ISLAM Meanings and Significance of the Seal of Prophethood In Islām, the door to Prophethood which claims to be in- dependent (of the Holy Prophetsa) is closed. [Ayyām-uş-Şulḥ, Rūķānī Khazā'in, vol. 14, p. 308] It should be clearly understood that the door of law- bearing Prophethood is firmly closed after the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. ) There can be no book after the Holy Qur'an which com- prises new commandments or abrogates those contained in it or suspends obedience to it. The authority of the Holy Qur'an will last to the Day of Judgment. [Al-Waşiyyat, Rūķānī Khazā'in, vol. 20, p. 311, footnote] It has been revealed to me that the door of independent Prophethood is firmly closed after the Seal of the Proph- ets (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. ) Now there can arise no independent Prophet, neither old nor new. Our misguided opponents do not consider this door completely closed. According to them there is a window open for the return of the Israelite Prophet, the Messiah. [Siraj-e-Munir, Rūķānī Khazā'in, vol. 12, pp. 5-6] A Prophet is one who receives revelation from God and is honoured with converse with Him. It is not necessary that he should be the bearer of a new law or should not be the follower of a law-bearing Prophet. Thus no harm is done if a follower of the Holy Prophetsa is raised as